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I've been out yesterday to a street party which takes
place every year on the 1st of may together with the
'revolutionary' demonstration. Well the demonstration
is not that interesting for me but the street party. You
have different type of music concerts at every corner,
warm weather, iced beer and people, people, people:
Rockers, Punks, Students, Old People, Gays, Mom &
Dad-People, Rastas, Children, Bodybuilders and the
Every-Day-People. All coming together for one reason,
enjoying the season and the party.

In the late hours of the 1st of may, usually left-radical,
anti-glob. and anti-gov. (the Blitz-mob, thanks *flumpie)
people start to fight with the police. Stones are flying,
cars are burning.

During the last years a new kind of tourism has developed.
The streetfight-tourism. Many people come to watch this
fight though they dont participate activly in it. The people
here could be called 'lucky' in terms of the streetfight-tourism
because they live were the 'action' takes place. The windows
of the houses in the streets were full with people watching the
scene down below.

At around 10pm the police began to form theirselves. Heavy
trucks with huge lights and police in heavy dress moved to
certain strategic places. It was a strange picture. All those
policemen in between the party people. We left at this
moment because we didnt want to get into the action. I had
that accidently 3 years ago and it was no fun.

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